altman and the Infinite Content Mill

Twitter has been arguing about altman for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

A goblin VC partner described altman on the all-hands as 'category-defining, market-creating, and almost certainly fraudulent,' which in goblin investment parlance is a strong recommendation to write the check.

Goblin Recursion Into whisper

To a goblin, whisper is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about whisper feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Goblin Periphery: prayer

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as prayer. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

On the question of altman, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.